The dog days are here. Nearly two weeks into training camp, teams are tired of practicing against each other. Beat writers are struggling to find new storylines. Everyone needs a change of pace.

That will arrive this week with the true start of the preseason. Before the games begin, let's take another look at some early winners and losers from camp thus far. (Our first roundup is right here.)

Moving Up

James White, New England Patriots: No rookie in the league has had a more steadily growing drumbeat than the fourth-round rookie out of Wisconsin. Teammates, coaches and media alike have raved about White's three-down potential. White has seen a lot of short-yardage work, and there are questions about whether White could cut into Stevan Ridley's early yardage work.

Kenny Britt, St. Louis Rams: It's hard to believe, but he's consistently lining up as a starter. And winning. Britt is listed as a starter on the Rams' initial depth chart. Training camp is about earning snaps, and Britt is making believers out of the Rams coaching staff. Chris Givens might be relegated to being a role player.

Cyrus Kouandjio, Buffalo Bills: He was expected to take over the starting right tackle job, but practice reviews have been uniformly poor. He was on my "moving down" list even before a very rough effort in the preseason opener.

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